Founded in 1979, Serafini has long been a leader in producing reinforcements for the footwear and leather goods industries in Italy’s Marche region. With decades of experience and a strong reputation, the company has consistently pursued innovation and growth. Now, Serafini is taking a significant strategic leap by acquiring the established company Sintess, creating a brand-new entity: Sintessile. This move marks a major expansion into the faux leather and lamination market, solidifying Serafini’s leadership and opening up exciting new opportunities in the dynamic world of fashion.
Sintess, founded in 2001 by the enterprising David Rizzo, specializes in marketing synthetic leathers and performing advanced processes on these materials to meet diverse client needs. For over twenty years, Sintess primarily served the fashion and leather goods sectors, earning a reputation for using cutting-edge machinery and expertly customizing its products to specific market demands. Sintess’s core mission has always been to offer versatile synthetic leathers, enhanced by a range of processes carried out with specialized, technologically advanced equipment.
Serafini’s acquisition of Sintess, which officially took place in April 2025 with the launch of Sintessile, represents a bold and well-calculated move, especially given the current global economic uncertainty. Pierluigi Marino, who co-founded the new venture with Marco Serafini, shed light on the motivations and expectations behind this strategic decision.
“The creation of Sintessile happened incredibly fast,” Marino explained. “It’s a very recent story, but one that holds immense significance for us.”
Serafini’s interest in Sintess was far from accidental. The specialized processes offered by Sintess, particularly in faux leathers and lamination techniques, perfectly complement Serafini’s traditional focus on reinforcements. “Sintess performs unique processes that are incredibly valuable to us in the fashion sector,” Marino continued. “Serafini, being a much larger company, doesn’t directly handle these. We wanted to bring these processes, which previously targeted a market segment with lower added value, to major fashion brands.” The decision to acquire Sintess was also driven by a strategic geographical analysis. Veneto, with its top-tier logistics hub, is a crucial intersection for the fashion industry. “Veneto is a primary logistics interest for us,” Marino stated. “It’s home to numerous internationally significant brands, from Vuitton in footwear to many other important groups. Establishing an industrial hub in this region, between Vicenza and Padua, is truly strategic. This area is rich with fashion companies, especially in the Brenta district. We believe Sintessile can become a pivotal company for our growth strategy and for better serving the market.”
The ambitions for Sintessile are high, but they are grounded in a solid vision and concrete commitment. The synergy between Serafini’s expertise in reinforcements and Sintess’s capabilities in faux leathers and lamination creates a truly unique offering in the market.
Pierluigi Marino, co-fondatore Sintess